For his 11th birthday, terminally ill Toby Penrose only had one wish: to sit in a sports car.

Last year Toby was diagnosed with Adrenoleukodystrophy, a rare inherited disorder that affects the adrenal glands and white matter of the brain.

Symptoms include a loss of vision, seizures, reduced mobility, and deafness.

Toby is terminally ill, and his parents are now focusing on making plenty of family memories for Toby, filled with plenty of fun and happiness.

So when Toby asked to sit in a Ferrari for his birthday, his mum, Emily, knew she had to make it happen. She put out an appeal on Facebook to ask if anyone happened to have a sports car her son could take a seat in.

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She never expected such a huge response. Nine strangers responded to Emily’s call to give Toby his birthday wish.

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On Sunday he was wheeled outside the Esplanade Hotel in Newquay, where he was greeted by a fleet of Ferraris.

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Toby was overjoyed when he allowed to sit in the passenger side, and had ‘the biggest smile’ the entire time. He was even allowed to rev the accelerators.

‘The support from all of these people – who most of them we’ve never met – is absolutely amazing,’ said Emily.

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‘This event really made his birthday. It means a lot to him and a lot to us.’